Backsplash Tile Designs...
Boundless Backgrounds!

The vibrant backsplash tile designs featured here will be a focal point in any room . . . whether a kitchen, bath, or other special space in your home. Crafted from a variety of materials including ceramic, porcelain, glass and mother of pearl, the tile designs encompass a broad range of styles, patterns and textures.

Design at Right: Butler's pantry backsplash with mosaic panel from Walker Zanger

A brilliant glass tile backsplash turns to nature for inspiration. Named for a delicate French herb similar to parsley, "Chervil," pictured here, is from Sicis' Natural Mosaic Collection.

Hues of green and blue infuse the tile designs that follow. Below, left, a fish and leaf motif adorns a series of beautiful antique tiles from Hill House Antiques in West London. Dating from 1900, they were designed by British architect Charles Voysey.

A more recent tile design (below right) hails from Avenue Mosaic, based in New York City. "Cold Spring" is a richly colored ceramic tile pattern from the firm's Walden series.

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for Kitchens

A sea of blue provides a striking backdrop for contrasting tile panels in a contemporary interpretation of traditional majolica from Marca Corona's Petite Maison collection. The ceramic tile backsplash is pictured here in "Bianco Fiore."

Schools of fish in swirls of water characterize a vibrant jewel glass mosaic from the Erin Adams Collection for New Ravenna. Aptly named, "Floating Fish" is shown here
in Mica, Sardonyx, Garnet, Pearl and Quartz.

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A fiesta of color infuses a kitchen tile backsplash from Clay Imports' Alhambra series. The raised ceramic tiles are made in Mexico and feature Spanish and Moroccan motifs.

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for Bathrooms

The selection of bathroom tile patterns and materials continues to grow with rapid advances in technology and manufacturing techniques. Our perception of con- ventional tile options no longer applies. So-called boundaries are becoming boundless!

Despite its name, there is nothing plain about The Plain Collection from Maybury Home. The British firm's hand-crafted mother of pearl tiles are rich in color, pattern and texture . . . . . shown here in "Plain grey" (below left) and "Plain brown" (below right).

The unique patterns and textures of Kente cloth, an icon of African cultural heritage, are beautifully captured in a glass tile line from Tohickon. Pictured here in "Wormwood Blue," Kente comes in a variety of vibrant colors.

A finely crafted dimensional tile backsplash by Michael Allen Mortensen of Palmer Todd, Inc. transforms a bath into a veritable work of art. The design firm is based in San Antonio, Texas.

Musician Lenny Kravitz teamed up with tile producer Lea Ceramiche to create Goccia -- a three dimensional ceramic tile series. The ultra-modern tiles are available in black and white with a glossy or matte finish.

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and More . . .

With a little creativity, any room can be enhanced with tile. A "bedroom backsplash" from Bedrosians makes a dramatic focal point in the design below. The porcelain tile, shown here in "Cherry Cola," is from their Metro Series.